MOUNT ALPAMAYO

June 15, 2016 By Howard Kramer Leave a Comment

Peru (5,947 m) – The Most Beautiful Mountain in The World

Mount Alpamayo is one of the great mountain peaks of the Andes. Though shorter than some of Peru’s other great mountains, Alpamayo bears the distinction of being named the most beautiful mountain in the world, at least to some worldly mountaineers. Its name means “Slim and Snow Covered Mountain”.

Alpamayo was probably discovered during the early Spanish colonial era. It was first climbed in either 1951 or 1957, as the earlier team may not have actually achieved the summit. The mountain got its claim to fame in July 1966, when the magazine Alpinismus named Alpamayo the Most Beautiful Mountain in the World. This was based on a survey of mountaineers and the photographs of American photographer Leigh Ortenburger.

Mount Alpamayo is remote, even by Peruvian Andes standards, and not widely visited. Because of this it is one of the most pristine major mountain destinations in South America. It is accessible from the nearby town of Caraz, nearly 200 miles north of the capital of Lima.

About Howard Kramer

Howard Kramer is the creator and author of The Complete Pilgrim. He first took an interest in religious sites in his early twenties when traveling through Italy after college. In the two decades since he has traveled to more than two dozen countries and almost every state, visiting and photographing hundreds of the world’s greatest churches, synagogues and other places of religious interest. Howard has been writing about religious sites for the better part of the last decade, and The Complete Pilgrim is a culmination of years of his work and passion.

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Howard Kramer is the creator and author of The Complete Pilgrim. He first took an interest in religious sites in his early twenties when traveling through Italy after college. In the two decades since he has traveled to more than two dozen countries and almost every state, visiting and photographing hundreds of the world’s greatest churches, synagogues and other places of religious interest. Howard has been writing about religious sites for the better part of the last decade, and The Complete Pilgrim is the culmination of years of his work and passion.